Vice President – Operations

Luman Industries Ltd.; India; Vor Ort; INR 5.000.000 - 7.000.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Luman Industries Ltd. is seeking an accomplished manufacturing leader to run three Pantnagar plants, ensuring safe, on-time, and cost-efficient production. You will oversee Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance, Quality and Supply Chain through dedicated HODs to meet EBITDA targets.

The ideal candidate has 18+ years in manufacturing, with at least 5 years in plant head or senior operations roles, and strong IATF 16949 expertise. A BE/B.Tech plus MBA is preferred for strategic leadership.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor/Master level degree in engineering with business qualification preferred.
• MBA/PGDM is advantageous for strategic roles.
• Extensive manufacturing leadership experience in automotive or similar industries.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end plant operations for three Pantnagar plants, targeting Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity.
• Lead HODs across Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance, Quality, Stores and Supply Chain.
• Ensure alignment with customer schedules, capacity and material planning, OTIF delivery.
• Drive OEE, productivity, manpower utilization and scrap reduction.
• Lead cost reduction, supplier development and localization initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Plant Head

Operations leadership

Lean manufacturing

IATF 16949

P&L management

Ausbildung

BE/B.Tech (Mechanical/Production/Automobile/Industrial)

MBA/PGDM

Tools

ERP (SAP)

MS Office

Jobbeschreibung

• Industry: Automotive Components - Filters, Brake Linings & Brake Pads
• Plants: 3 Manufacturing Plants
• Team Size: Approx. 300

Role Purpose:

To lead and manage the end-to-end operations of Luman's three Pantnagar plants, ensuring excellence in Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Cost and People Management, while improving profitability, productivity, quality and customer delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for three manufacturing plants and achievement of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Productivity targets.
• Lead Production, PPC, Purchase/Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Stores, Supply Chain and Dispatch through respective HODs.
• Ensure customer schedules through effective capacity planning, material planning, production planning and OTIF delivery.
• Drive OEE, productivity, manpower efficiency, rejection/scrap reduction, cycletime improvement and capacity utilization.
• Lead Purchase cost reduction, supplier development, localization, alternate sourcing and commercial negotiations.
• Strengthen TPM, preventive/predictive maintenance, machine reliability and reduction in breakdowns.
• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, SPC, MSA and customer-specific requirements.
• Own operating budgets and drive improvement in material cost, conversion cost, inventory, working capital and EBITDA.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, automation, Capex and continuous improvement.
• Build a strong performance culture and develop the leadership team across approximately 300 employees.

Candidate Profile:

• BE/B.Tech in Mechanical/Production/Automobile/Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• MBA/PGDM preferred.
• 18-25+ years of manufacturing experience, preferably in automotive components.
• Minimum 5 years in Plant Head / GM Operations / VP Operations / COO-level responsibility.
• Proven experience handling multiple plants or a large complex manufacturing operation.
• Strong hands-on exposure to Production, PPC, Purchase, Maintenance and P&L is essential.
• Strong practical knowledge of IATF 16949 and VDA 6.3.
• Experience managing 300+ employees and multiple functional HODs.
• Experience in automotive filters and/or brake pads, brake linings or friction materials will be a significant advantage.
• Strong leadership, analytical, commercial, customer-management and problemsolving capability.

Key KPIs:

EBITDA | OEE | OTIF | Customer PPM | Rejection/Scrap | Purchase Savings |Productivity | Inventory | Breakdown/MTBF | Conversion Cost | Safety

Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a business-oriented manufacturing leader - not only a Production Head - who can independently run three plants, manage senior functional heads, improve profitability and build a disciplined automotive manufacturing system.